I have to admit, if they do prevent concert recording, I'd be very disappointed. I am a new iPhone user and have only had one for a couple months. I previously had a Blackberry which recorded decent sound but low-quality video, and I had two Android phones that recorded good-quality video but horrible sound. Now I have the iPhone which records clear sound and great video...this would be very disappointing!

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I have to admit, if they do prevent concert recording, I'd be very disappointed. I am a new iPhone user and have only had one for a couple months. I previously had a Blackberry which recorded decent sound but low-quality video, and I had two Android phones that recorded good-quality video but horrible sound. Now I have the iPhone which records clear sound and great video...this would be very disappointing!

Spot on.
Further, no other vendor is likely to follow Apple down that road, so why even bother patenting it? If they ever implemented it it would be a brand destroying move. People would buy ANY other brand.
OR... Was it so that no one else can patent it, thereby preventing it coming to any smartphone?
Yikes! Did I just credit Apple with a shred of altruism?
I must be off my meds!!

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Spot on.
Further, no other vendor is likely to follow Apple down that road, so why even bother patenting it? If they ever implemented it it would be a brand destroying move. People would buy ANY other brand.
OR... Was it so that no one else can patent it, thereby preventing it coming to any smartphone?
Yikes! Did I just credit Apple with a shred of altruism?
I must be off my meds!!

Seriously, some of you need to get a grip.
Apple has patented thousands of things that they've never implemented into a single device. Most of their patents are, in all actuality, meant to deter competitors from implementing those features, and, aside from that, they also patent thousands of things so they can license them out to other companies at a nice profit.
Anyone who thinks Apple has any intention of implementing every patent it applies for needs to take a nice big pot of coffee up to the patent office and read through the thousands of patents Apple now holds on things that are so blatantly not intended for their products even a child should be able to decipher the difference.

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Seriously, some of you need to get a grip.
Apple has patented thousands of things that they've never implemented into a single device. Most of their patents are, in all actuality, meant to deter competitors from implementing those features, and, aside from that, they also patent thousands of things so they can license them out to other companies at a nice profit.
Anyone who thinks Apple has any intention of implementing every patent it applies for needs to take a nice big pot of coffee up to the patent office and read through the thousands of patents Apple now holds on things that are so blatantly not intended for their products even a child should be able to decipher the difference.

I have a nice little dance floor in my living room when my wife and I host parties....so would this mean that I wouldn't be able to record my friends and family having a good time and dancing because of all the dance lighting and loud music? Almost time to ditch the iPhone and go elsewhere if this happens.

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I have a nice little dance floor in my living room when my wife and I host parties....so would this mean that I wouldn't be able to record my friends and family having a good time and dancing because of all the dance lighting and loud music? Almost time to ditch the iPhone and go elsewhere if this happens.

The camera disabling is not for concerts, but for government. Many states are making it a crime to record a police officer during the conduct of his/her duties, and/or makingupcharges when somebody does record. Links are recent cases in LA - teen charged with "attempted lynching" for filming police beat a student) Miami (police held man at gunpoint when he filmed police shoot somebody, then broke his cel phone, but not before man palmed his SD card), and Chicago (man facing 15 years for filming his own arrest).
Now, I doubt Apple is doing this specifically at the behest of the police, but you are damn naive if you do not think these infrared transmitters will not become part and parcel of police gear, or that they will not be placed outside of all manner of public areas, in the name of stopping terrorism.
There is very little that would make me jailbreak post-IOS5, but this would be one of them.

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The camera disabling is not for concerts, but for government. Many states are making it a crime to record a police officer during the conduct of his/her duties, and/or makingupcharges when somebody does record. Links are recent cases in LA - teen charged with "attempted lynching" for filming police beat a student) Miami (police held man at gunpoint when he filmed police shoot somebody, then broke his cel phone, but not before man palmed his SD card), and Chicago (man facing 15 years for filming his own arrest).
Now, I doubt Apple is doing this specifically at the behest of the police, but you are damn naive if you do not think these infrared transmitters will not become part and parcel of police gear, or that they will not be placed outside of all manner of public areas, in the name of stopping terrorism.
There is very little that would make me jailbreak post-IOS5, but this would be one of them.

Who does the camera disabling feature possibly appeal to? Venues/promoters? Why in the world would Apple possibly care about their concerns? Was this some sort of agreement between Apple and the music labels when they signed the iCloud contracts?
That really strikes a negative chord with me. Apple should not be implementing restrictions that go against the interest of their customers, unless they're required to do so by the FCC/government.

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Who does the camera disabling feature possibly appeal to? Venues/promoters? Why in the world would Apple possibly care about their concerns? Was this some sort of agreement between Apple and the music labels when they signed the iCloud contracts?
That really strikes a negative chord with me. Apple should not be implementing restrictions that go against the interest of their customers, unless they're required to do so by the FCC/government.

The friend finding stuff sounds very interesting. I personally have thought this would be a great idea. But I really don't like them trying to disable the camera when I am in a crowed. It isn't Apple's job to keep us from breaking laws. What if I am at a concert and want to record a video of my friends dancing? This can't possibly make it to production. If it does then thank god I always jailbreak. :)

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The friend finding stuff sounds very interesting. I personally have thought this would be a great idea. But I really don't like them trying to disable the camera when I am in a crowed. It isn't Apple's job to keep us from breaking laws. What if I am at a concert and want to record a video of my friends dancing? This can't possibly make it to production. If it does then thank god I always jailbreak. :)